A Good _______!

A GOOD GIRL...

We have a little girl who is super sweet!  There are always smiles and snuggles waiting to be shared by her!  She keeps Mommy and Daddy on their toes, in a good way!

Dance Party w/ Daddy!

She just wants to be near you.  Not smothering you, not begging you to pay attention to her...just close!  So often times while I am getting ready, she can be found perched in our bed watching a show and peeking in to check on me and what it is that I am doing with this or that make-up brush?!

Lila loves accessories!  She is often found with sunglasses, a headband or a purse to accent her outfit!  Sometimes she wants all three -- trifecta! 

Don't let me fool you, every so often we have a hard day and the scene around the house tends to look more like this...

A GOOD WORK PARTY...

On February 10th we celebrated as a company!  We had a lot to celebrate this year!  We had a successful year in sales, we have welcomed several new employees, we moved into our new building and we hit our 10 year milestone!  Nothing captures a good party quite like a photo booth...

The party committee!

The "Amazing" Marketing Department!

A GOOD VALENTINE...

This year Valentine's Day was good to all of us, but Lila was spoiled!  Confession: I ordered her original Valentine weeks before and as of noon on V-Day the package had not arrived, so I found myself in a mad dash to not disappoint!  As I pulled in the driveway after picking her up that night, what was on the porch?!  Her original Valentine!  I guess it was a good year!

Her Valentine from Jason, Jen, Celia & Ruby was a hit!

Celia and Ruby loved their gifts from us, too!

Daddy got a bouquet at work...a cookie bouquet!  YUM!

A GOOD START...

We have been trying to conquer the art of potty training!  We had heard from a lot of people that we respect as parents that said, "just wait until they are ready or you will find that you are only training yourself to ask them every 30 minutes if they need to go the bathroom!"  So, we waited!  She is doing a really good job!  We need to have the potty mastered by August when she goes to preschool and I want this to be a non-stress event, if possible, so I wanted to get a good headstart so we don't feel like we are coming down to the wire!

She is SO proud when she has success!!!

We figured out that a Dora seat does the trick!
This seat was brand new, no germ issues!

If we let her, I am rather certain that her potty seat would be a welcomed toy!

We have a lot of time spent in just our underwear, notice even though there is minimal clothing, she still accessorizes!

A GOOD TIME...

Something to know about me is that I love George Strait, I always have!  He is wildly talented and quite frankly, I think he is very handsome for an older man!  Two years ago on my birthday my Mom wanted to send Mike and I to Minnesota to fulfill a "bucket list" item of mine -- see him in concert, but work interfered.  So, instead of getting me another gift, she said, "we will do this again, it is like a George Strait I.O.U."  This weekend I was able to cash in on the I.O.U. and we met my Mom and Terry in Des Moines on Friday to see George in concert!

One of his newest song lyrics is, "I'm not here for a long time, I am here for a good time..." and a good time is just exactly what we had!

The concert was fantastic!  Both Martina McBride and George gave an amazing performance!  It definitely secured a spot as one of the best concerts I have been to.

After the show we decided to continue our good time as we headed to a bar with live salsa music!  It was too much fun!  Lots of dancing, more drinks and even a second round of food (munchies) that would save us from feeling too bad the next morning!

Salsa beats!

Tequila shots!

I sent a text to a few of my friends that evening with a picture of this sign and the caption "It is time for me to..."

We definitely took the saying "a good time," literally!  The night is one for the memory books in several different ways!

A GOOD CAUSE...

While Mommy & Daddy were in Des Moines, Lila was with Grandpa and Laura spending some quality time!  My Dad was the executive chair this year for the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes in Cedar Rapids.  All of TrueNorth participated in raising funds for this most worthy cause and a lot of the employees all met at Westdale Mall to walk.

Lila was thrilled to learn that she would be going with Grandpa and that they would be meeting up with Celia and Ruby!!! 

Grandpa and his girls!



Lots of fun things to do for the kids!



Announcing the totals!  Way to go team!

The overall goal for the walk was $565,000.00 and they exceeded that with a grand total of $568,000.00!  What a wonderful thing to be a part of!  We enjoy exposing Lila to different kinds of philanthropy.  Granted she is little yet and doesn't totally grasp the concept, but we hope she grows up with volunteering being a way of life, as there are so many good causes worthy of our support in terms of donations and our time!